DRM-free music fans, rejoice! Amazon has finally launched its music store in Britain, with 3 million protection-free tracks costing just 59p. Whole albums cost from an eye-widening £3 too!

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We’re prepared to bet that there’s someone in your family who, like us, is permanently glued to his or her laptop. A tall order to buy for you might think  - after all, you’re hardly going to buy them a whole new laptop, no matter how cheap Asus Eee PCs keep getting.

Au contraire: there’s plenty of extra kit you can equip them with on the 25th, in every price range. Whether it’s stylish bags or mice you can take anywhere, there’s something for the lappy lover in your life, and we’ve got the cream of the crop right here, selected by our bunch of tech experts. Read on, and be stumped for ideas no more!

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In all the hubbub surrounding the N97 this could easily go unnoticed, but Nokia didn’t just unveil its first touchscreen N-Series phone today, it also took a step into the home entertainment sector, with Nokia Home Music.

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Paul McCartney’s let slip a few choice words on the topic of illegal downloads, telling a packed press conference that he doesn’t particularly mind music piracy.

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Activision has partnered up with music distribution company Active Music, to have copies of Guitar Hero: World Tour sold in proper musical instrument shops across the UK. This is not (just) a desperate move to beat rival rhythm game, Rock Band 2, by sheer weight of numbers; there’s apparently some rational thought to it:

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A new report from Verdict Research has revealed that video games sales in the UK are set to top music and video sales for the very first time this year. Consumer spending on games is expected to rise by 42% to reach £4.64 billion, leaving the combined force of music and video at £4.46bn.

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DRM-free downloads are getting a marketing push from seven of the UK’s largest music download stores, unveiling a new badge that easily identifies DRM-free files that’ll work on any device.

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All the music you can download, completely DRM-free and yours to keep forever. No, we haven’t lost our minds, that really is the offering from new download service Datz.

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